as in synchronism
formal + technical
a state in which things happen, move, or exist at the same time
The objects moved in synchrony with each other.
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Recent Examples of synchrony
Imagine a factory where nearly everything is connected to a 5G network: Robot arms move in synchrony and widgets send signals to the main office.
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Anand Oswal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
From above, the sharks seemed to be swimming in synchrony in a circular motion.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
And despite the seeming chaos of it all, there’s a sense of synchrony about the crossing that draws in people-watchers from around the world.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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Anand Oswal, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
From above, the sharks seemed to be swimming in synchrony in a circular motion.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
And despite the seeming chaos of it all, there’s a sense of synchrony about the crossing that draws in people-watchers from around the world.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synchrony
Noun
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As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
1 Dec. 2022
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Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.—
Hailey Ross,
idahostatesman,
16 June 2017
Noun
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Hawks have had 4 spectator head coaches since Q and the culture has softened as well, coincidence?—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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These back-to-back property moves likely aren’t coincidence.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rust has been steadily gaining traction in the world of systems programming, lauded for its memory safety, concurrency model and performance.—
Amandeep Midha,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Rapyd Cloud’s Challenges and Triumphs Building an infrastructure capable of handling high concurrency and dynamic interactions was a significant challenge.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Synchrony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchrony. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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